𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐇𝐈𝐃𝐃𝐄𝐍 𝐏𝐒𝐘𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐇 ━━ 𝐉𝐀𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐘

one

j a c k

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"wake up babe" daniel whispers softly into my ear, both of us only in our boxers. i slept over at daniel's house because the storm last night was way to strong for me to walk home.

"just a few more minutes" i roll over away from daniel and close my eyes, trying to get more sleep.

"no, now. eben's party is tonight. you need to go home, get some rest, and get ready for it" daniel responds, putting his clothes back on.

"fine" i groan sleepily, dragging myself out of bed and putting on my hoodie and shorts. "let's go downstairs, my mom made breakfast" daniel shouts walking out of the room.

we walk downstairs.  the smell of freshly made pancakes fills my nose. "good morning boys" keri greets us. she places two plates in front of us, both consisting of two pancakes each.

"thank you mrs. seavey" i thank her and start eating. "your welcome jack" she smiles at me then turns to daniel.

"now daniel, your dad, anna, tyler, and i will be back in a few days" she states flipping another pancake.

"what?" daniel looks up from his almost half eaten breakfast plate.

"remember i told you that we're going to california?" keri asks.

"oh yeah, on a business trip or something like that" daniel goes back to eating his pancakes. "bye sweetie" keri kisses the top of daniel's head. "bye mom, love you" he responds.

"i love you too, stay safe, don't get in trouble, and don't talk to strangers" she lectures him. "i know, i know, stranger danger. it's not like i'm going to get kidnapped" daniel says in a sarcastic tone.

"you never know, it could happen to anybody" she puts her hands on her hips. "i'll be fine mom" daniel rolls his eyes at his worried mother.

keri walks to the front door and opens it. "bye daniel, bye jack" she waves.

"bye" daniel and i say in sync. she walks out the door, closing and locking it behind her.

"i should be heading home" i get up and place my empty plate in the sink. "okay, bye baby see you tonight" daniel says as he kisses my lips. passion and sparks are there, just like always. i kiss his soft lips back.

"bye baby" daniel shouts from the kitchen. i walk to the front door.  "bye dani" i shout back.

"bye jack!" daniels voice is muffled. he probably took seconds. i chuckle to myself at his cuteness as i close the door.

the air is chilly, the ground is wet, and it's gloomy and grey. it's supposed to stay like that all day. it just gives me bad vibes.

i walk down 5 blocks to my street. while i'm walking down i pass a white van i've never seen before. it has tinted windows so you can't see inside. there're probably doing drugs or drug lords, right?

stop worrying jack, you're fine.

i finally reach my house. i don't have a key so i knock on the door. it opens to reveal my grandpa? he lives all the way in california, why is he here?

"hey jack" my grandpa's voice is low and raspy of old age. "hey grandpa" i respond back with a nervous chuckle.

he gestures me to come in. i walk inside and into the living room. my grandma is sitting on the couch with isla and ava. there probably just visiting.

"hey grandma?" she looks away from a laughing isla. "yes jack?" her ancient eyes stare at me thoughtfully.

"is that white van outside yours?" i ask pointing to the front door with my thumb. "no, why?" she asks, very confused. "never mind, it's nothing" i sigh.